In qualifying for the BMW M Race of Legends, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday just before the grid lines up for the 24-hour race, Bill Auberlen secured pole position on the Grand Prix circuit in his BMW M2 CS Racing ahead of Johnny Cecotto and Eric van de Poele. The race will feature a total of twelve cars.

“I’m very happy to be up there in P2; that’s a great result. The car has been strong here all season and it felt like I expected in qualifying. Well done to BMW M Motorsport, it’s a strong performance overall.”

“Very happy with my qualifying. The lap times are very close, but P6 is a great starting position for the 24-hour race. I was excited to be out there fighting on such a high level. Thank you to BMW M Team RMG for putting together a great car; I’m very much looking forward to the race.”

“I’m a little bit disappointed to be honest, as I expected a bit more than P7. I didn’t get the perfect temperature into the tyres in the first lap where it had its peak. But anyway, we take P7 and aim for a good race. I know we have a very strong car.”

“Unfortunately, I had a few mistakes in my first lap. That was as bit of a shame. Sheldon did a great job in Q1 to get us into the second shoot-out but I wasn’t able to finish what he began. Hopefully P13 isn’t an unlucky number for us. It’s a long race and everything is possible.”

“It’s amazing driving the Nordschleife without any traffic. That alone makes this session a special occasion. We are just really happy to have made it into Q2 and into the top 20. We are fighting in the Pro-Am category, so we are really happy with where we are.”